"Acid Armor, Withdraw!"
The instant he witnessed the burst of light centered around Diancie, Bai Du gave the command without hesitation.
Hisuian Goodra put on a timid, meek expression that made it look easy to bully. Its already gooey body seemed to melt as it directly withdrew into that enormous steel snail shell.
At the same time, a layer of red light lit up across Hisuian Goodra's body, mixed with a faint metallic gleam. This proved that Hisuian Goodra's somewhat weaker Defense had been enhanced.
Enhancing its Defense meant increasing the hardness of its shell, and with the steel snail shell's already exceptional resistance to energy attacks, along with Hisuian Goodra's Battle Armor Ability—
At this moment, Hisuian Goodra was a true turtle shell. If Incineroar, Lucario, or Zeraora slapped the current Hisuian Goodra, there was a high chance their hand bones would fracture or their claws would be torn off.
The next instant.
Diancie's Dazzling Gleam descended. The intense multicolored flash made it impossible to keep one's eyes open, while spears of light bombarded everything around them, setting off thunderous explosions.
As the light gradually faded and everyone opened their eyes, they immediately froze.
The steel snail shell, which ordinary Pokémon probably could not leave even a white mark on with a slash, was now covered in scorch marks. Smoke curled up from its surface, telling of the terrifying heat it had endured.
"Rugon—"
Hisuian Goodra poked its head out of its steel snail shell. Enduring the heat conducted through the shell, the burning pain made it let out a low, muffled groan.
A Fairy-type move could deal such super-effective damage to a Steel-type Goodra!?
Bai Du frowned deeply. The only part that represented Goodra's Steel attribute was that steel snail shell. When Goodra withdrew into it, only the